# 2008 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

The 2008 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2008 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by fourth-year head coach Don Carthel and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.
The Buffaloes finished the regular season 11–2 overall, going 8–1 in LSC play to finish second in the South Division. The Buffaloes received a bid for the NCAA Division II Playoffs, defeating no. 8 Central Washington in the first round. In the second round, the Buffaloes were defeated 68–93 by LSC foe Abilene Christian, with both teams breaking several conference offensive and scoring records. The two teams finished with a combined 1,531 yards of total offense while the 161 combined points are the most points scored in a single DII game.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 28 | 8:00 p.m. | at Mesa State* | No. 10 | Stocker StadiumGrand Junction, CO | W 23–20 | 3,822 |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Central Oklahoma | No. 9 | Chad Richison StadiumEdmond, OK | W 49–18 | 5,223 |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Azusa Pacific* | No. 6 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 75–13 | |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Southwestern Oklahoma State | No. 6 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 42–20 | |
| September 27 | 7:05 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 6 | Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX | W 55–35 | |
| October 4 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 17 Midwestern State | No. 5 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 42–14 | 18,739 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | No. 4 | Greyhound StadiumPortales, NM (Wagon Wheel) | W 51–27 | 4,132 |
| October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 Abilene Christian | No. 4 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | L 33–52 | 19,380 |
| October 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | No. 11 | San Angelo StadiumSan Angelo, TX | W 27–0 | 3,315 |
| November 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Northeastern State | No. 10 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 59–9 | |
| November 8 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 19 Tarleton State | No. 9 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 51–0 | |
| November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 Central Washington* | No. 9 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX (NCAA Division II First Round) | W 49–42 | |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Abilene Christian* | No. 9 | Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX (NCAA Division II Second Round) | L 68–93 | 11,797 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |

## Game summaries
### At Mesa State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Buffaloes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Mavericks | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
at Stocker Stadium, Grand Junction, Colorado
* Date: August 28
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 94 °F (34 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,822
* Referee: Mike Roussel
* Box score
Statistics
| Statistics | WTAMU | MSC |
| First downs | 22 | 21 |
| Total yards | 396 | 373 |
| Rushing yards | 64 | 205 |
| Passing yards | 332 | 168 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:03 | 34:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Keith Null | 28/44, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Keith Flemming | 15 rushes, 52 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Charly Martin | 10 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD |
| Mesa State | Passing | Phil Vigil | 14/24, 168 yards, TD |
| Mesa State | Rushing | Bobby Coy | 34 rushes, 201 yards, 2 TD |
| Mesa State | Receiving | Maurice Manley | 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD |

### At Central Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Buffaloes | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Bronchos | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
at Chad Richison Stadium, Edmond, Oklahoma
* Date: September 6
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,223
* Referee: Larry Clemens
* Box score
Statistics
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| West Texas A&M | Passing |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving |
| Central Oklahoma | Passing |
| Central Oklahoma | Rushing |
| Central Oklahoma | Receiving |

### No. 17 Midwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 5 Buffaloes | 6 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas
* Date: October 4
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy and rainy, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 18,739
* Referee: Eddy Shelton
* Box score
Statistics
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Midwestern State | Passing |
| Midwestern State | Rushing |
| Midwestern State | Receiving |
| West Texas A&M | Passing |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving |

### At Eastern New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Buffaloes | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 51 |
| Greyhounds | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico
* Date: October 11
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Cloudy and rain, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,132
* Referee: Bill Keaton
* Box score
Statistics
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| West Texas A&M | Passing |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving |

### At Angelo State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at San Angelo Stadium, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: October 25
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 3,315
* Referee: Eddy Shelton
* Box score
Statistics
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| West Texas A&M | Passing |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving |
| Angelo State | Passing |
| Angelo State | Rushing |
| Angelo State | Receiving |

### No. 8 Central Washington (NCAA Division II First Round)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| No. 9 Buffaloes | 8 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, TX
* Date: November 15
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
Statistics
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Central Washington | Passing |
| Central Washington | Rushing |
| Central Washington | Receiving |
| West Texas A&M | Passing |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving |

### At No. 2 Abilene Christian (NCAA Division II Second Round)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Buffaloes | 14 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 68 |
| No. 2 Wildcats | 21 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 93 |
at Shotwell Stadium, Abilene, Texas
* Date: November 22
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 11,797
* Referee: Dwight Neibling
* Box score
Statistics
| Statistics | WTAMU | ACU |
| First downs | 34 | 30 |
| Total yards | 721 | 810 |
| Rushing yards | 126 | 427 |
| Passing yards | 595 | 383 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 36:48 | 23:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Keith Null | 42/63, 595 yards, 7 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Keith Flemming | 21 rushes, 105 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Charly Martin | 14 receptions, 323 yards, 5 TD |
| Abilene Christian | Passing | Billy Malone | 16/25, 383 yards, 6 TD |
| Abilene Christian | Rushing | Bernard Scott | 19 rushes, 292 yards, 6 TD |
| Abilene Christian | Receiving | Johnny Knox | 5 receptions, 125 yards, TD |